How do you measure up?

[Kilroy]

WHERE IS THE GAP WIDEST BETWEEN PROS AND AVERAGE GOLFERS? Where do we amateurs fall short when stacked up against the best the game has to offer? Driving distance? Greens in regulation? Putting? The answer, according to an exclusive Golf Digest study of 90 average golfers playing a PGA Tour course, is all of the above--and then some. As that noted golf pundit Mark Twain put it in another context, the difference between pros and amateurs "is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug."

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[Marcos]

All of the above is right on for me!!!!! Having played with a few good players here, i have come to a conclusion that if i really work hard for the next oh, lets say 30 years, that i may break 80 on a regular basis. But for now, i am happy being a 12 hdcp. and playing everyday with my wife and friends. I wish I would have taken up golf in my teens instead of the guitar.LOL.

[nokids]

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i avg 36 putts per round which means my short irons and putting are good; but about 60 shots from tee to green. my weakness is definitely accuracy on the tee and long irons. too many lost balls! 5/rd on avg!

[dbleber]

Makes a lot of sense but did the amateurs get to have some practice rounds to know the course and were they given a caddie or gps for yardage? (I didn't read the entire thing to find out, lol) I know that since I've played with a gps I notice about 3-5 strokes when I play a course without yardage.Mainly from hitting over or coming up short of the green. I also play worse on a new course the first time. Could account for the higher scores. The distance thing doesn't surprise me but I always wonder how they calculate it. GPS again is pretty good for this.

[Kilroy]

GPS is a real wake up for most golfers I have played with who are not used to it.